to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
steady advance; carrying all before one
long-awaited; much-awaited
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
compilation; editing; recording
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
head over heels; headlong; head first
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite